Chapter 599 - Marriage in the Hall, King Yans Return (2/2)

Therefore, from the bottom of her heart, the Seventh Princess really didn’t want to marry into such a distant place. However, she didn’t dare to say much, but her heart was in a mess. Although the status of her mother was not low, she couldn’t compare with the Sixth Princess’ mother, Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen. With Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen’s clever means, she was afraid that her father would skip the Sixth Princess and ask her to marry into the foreign country. Thinking of this, the Seventh Princess couldn’t calm down. She grabbed the corner of the table cloth and twisted it again and again.

The Sixth Princess looked calm but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes. She lowered her head and did not say a word. Besides, she didn’t look uncomfortable at all.

Sitting beside them, You Yue’e held a cup of wine with her fingers. She glanced at the smiling Princess Caifeng and followed her gaze to look at the princes. As the people opposite were sitting so close together, she could not tell for a moment who Princess Caifeng was looking at approaching for a moment. She also felt that someone opposite was very much liked by Princess Caifeng.

Suddenly, her heart sank.

Princess Caifeng stood up as well and raised her wine cup respectfully. She said with a smile, “Your Majesty, may I know how many princes you have? Are they all on the opposite side?”

She looked innocent and naive. She even turned to look at Feng Yuxuan and the others, as if she was really curious. The emissary had already said that Princess Caifeng would choose her husband amongst the n.o.ble men of the Great Qin. No one would be n.o.bler than these princes. As such, she locked her eyes on them. As she had said it so directly, it made one feel that the women from the Southern Barbarian Lands were very direct and would not try to play around.

“My sons are King Chu, King Yan and King Xuan. And King Ning is my nephew.” The Emperor drank a cup of wine and introduced with a smile.

“Gee! Why is there one missing? Which prince is not present? Does he have some work to do?” Princess Caifeng looked at those princes carefully with her beautiful eyes and suddenly asked with a smile.

How could a n.o.ble prince not be present at the national banquets between the two countries? Furthermore, Princess Caifeng wanted to choose a husband from the princes. Some people felt that it was impolite to have one prince absent.

Xieyue’s face was slightly cold and one could not see his expression. However, he looked left and right, as if he had just discovered that King Yan was not there.

This was difficult to answer. If the Emperor said that King Yan did not come, it would be the Great Qin’s fault for being impolite!

“Princess Caifeng’s eyes are sharp. Third Brother happens to be on duty and will be here in a while,” Feng Yuran suddenly replied with a laugh. His eyes were bright and charming with surprise. “Princess Caifeng, have you seen Third Brother before? Otherwise, how could you find that he is not here as soon as you came here?”

Being attracted by his handsome and charming face, Princess Caifeng was stunned for a moment. If the palace maid behind her had not pushed her, she would not have been able to reply. When she realized that Feng Yuran had taken the initiative to talk to her, she immediately blushed and bowed to him from afar. She said with a blush, “It’s not that I am concerned about King Yan, but that I found one prince didn’t show up.”

After answering in a shy manner, she was too embarra.s.sed to ask any more questions and just sat down slowly. In other’s eyes, it meant that Princess Caifeng really had feelings for King Yan, so she deliberately mentioned King Yan on such an occasion. King Xuan’s question went to the point and made her embarra.s.sed. No matter how straightforward a young lady was, she would still be shy if she was asked so directly.

When had King Yan hooked up with Princess Caifeng of the Southern Barbarian Lands? Hadn’t Princess Caifeng just came into the capital while King Yan had long been grounded? When had the two been in contact with each other that Princess Caifeng had mentioned King Yan in the hall?

Some even knew that the people from the Southern Barbarian Lands had already come to the capital a long time ago. Could it be that she had contacted King Yan then? It seemed that King Yan was very restless! The Empress Dowager’s face darkened, but a gentle and happy smile appeared on the Empress’ face.

The Emperor’s expression was a little dark as he sat up there. However, he immediately smiled gently and nodded. He followed Feng Yuran’s words and said, “Princess Caifeng, don’t worry. King Yan will come in a while.”

Then he turned around and signaled to the eunuch, Liu Xi who was standing by his side. Liu Xi understood and left quietly. He asked another eunuch to bring King Yan here from King Yan’s Manor. It was a national banquet between the two countries and the Southern Barbarian Lands wanted to pick a son-in-law for Princess Caifeng. If Princess Caifeng had not mentioned him earlier, they could have pretended that she did not know about him. However, Princess Caifeng had mentioned him now. it would be a disgrace to the Qin Kingdom if they did not allow Feng Yulei to appear again.

King Yan came very quickly. Soon, his carriage arrived in the palace. King Yan, who was dressed in a light green royal robe, got off the carriage. He took a deep breath and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. He had been locked up again and again since he got married. He did not have any freedom. This time, taking advantage of this opportunity, he would be considered to have been released from the ban.

Even the Emperor could not go back on his words. As long as he appeared in the main hall today, the grounding would come to an end. Next, he had to mobilize his resources and would no longer be involved in love affairs. From then on, he would fight for the throne.

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